Prospective investments, 1916-1918.

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Prospective investments, 1916-1918.

Scrapbook primarily containing clippings from the NEW YORK TIMES pertaining to the stock market and listings of stock to be purchased arranged in alphabetical order by company. Prices of the stock are included. With the listings of future stock purchases are clippings with information about each company. Companies included are American Tobacco Co., Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co., The Pullman Co., General Electric Co., Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., American Telephone and Telegram, and Standard Oil Co.

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Standard Oil Company

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The Standard Oil Company was established by John D. Rockefeller in 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first Standard Oil Company in Minnesota was established in 1886....

General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...

Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp.

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Terry, Franklin S., 1862-1926

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Business executive in the incandescent lamp industry with broad philanthropic interests related to World War I relief. Terry established the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) with Burton G. Tremaine in 1901. Formed ostensibly as a consortium of small lamp makers in order to compete with industry giants such as General Electric and Westinghouse, NELA was found to be secretly and 75% financed by General Electric during a federal anti-trust suit in 1911. Terry served as vice president of GE...

Pullman Company

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York County, Pa., plant, which produced automobiles, also known as Pullman Motor Car Company. From the description of Records, 1903-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974944 Manufacturer of railroad sleeping and passenger cars founded by George M. Pullman; incorporated in 1867 as Pullman's Palace Car Company; name changed to Pullman Company in 1899; Pullman Incorporated formed 1927 with Pullman Company and Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corp., becoming its principal sub...

Liggett and Myer Tobacco Company.

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American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

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American Tobacco Company

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